Thieves make off with $500,000 in jewelry from Villanova burglary

LOWER MERION  Police say nearly $500,000 worth of jewelry and designer handbags were taken in a residential burglary in Villanova last week after the homeowners left the residence for just a few hours.

Police say someone entered a home on the 700 block of Canterbury Lane and took numerous very expensive items.

According to police, officers responded to the report of a burglary at the residence where entry was made through a rear sliding glass door. The door had been removed, police said.

Most rooms in the house had been ransacked, including the kitchen, dining room, a sitting room, a small office and three bedrooms on the second floor.

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The residents left the house at 6:30 p.m. and were gone for a few hours. When they returned at 9:50 p.m., they discovered that the front door was closed but unlocked. The homeowner then noticed the ransacked house, quickly exited and called police.

Nothing was found by police when the house and the area were checked with a K-9 unit.

Among the items taken were two Hermes Birkin handbags valued at $15,000 each, a red Gucci evening bag valued at $4,000, a wedding engagement ring valued at $80,000, diamond earrings valued at $10,000 and a womans Cartier watch valued at $25,000.